China's Zheng Qinwen overcame a battling Barbora Krejcikova in a 6-3 7-5 semi-final win at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Friday. Olympic gold medallist Zheng, making her WTA Finals debut, got off to a great start against the Czech eight seed,

On the day of her WTA Finals knockout match, Barbora Krejcikova names the Olympics as the most important tournament that she wants to win.

Zheng Qinwen has defeated Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 7-5 to book her place in the final of the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

Qinwen Zheng (No. 7 ranking) will meet Barbora Krejcikova (No. 13) in the semifinals at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara on Friday, November 8.Zheng’s last match was a win, 6-3, 6-2, over

Defending WTA Finals champion Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the season-ending championship on Thursday after Barbora Krejcikova's 7-5 6-4 win over Coco Gauff meant the Polish world number two failed to advance to the last four.

Krejcikova, the Wimbledon champion, won the Orange Group and will face Zheng in Friday's semifinals, while Gauff will take on Purple Group winner Sabalenka

On Friday, Qinwen Zheng (No. 7 in the world) meets Barbora Krejcikova (No. 13) in the semifinals at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara.Zheng has -210 odds to earn a spot in the final over Krejcikova

Gauff and Sabalenka have faced each other eight times with a 4-4 head-to-head record. Sabalenka won their match at the Wuhan Open last month, and the pair split the other two recent meetings at Grand Slam finals: the 2023 US Open which Gauff won and the 2024 Australian Open which Sabalenka won.

Here are the live streaming, telecast, and timing details for the Qinwen Zheng Vs Barbora Krejcikova, WTA Finals 1st semi-final clash

In the Round Robin at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara on Thursday, Coco Gauff (ranked No. 3) takes on Barbora Krejcikova (No. 13).Gauff’s last competition was a win, 7-5, 6-2, over Katie